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Finnish Newspaper Reports that Harassing Calls Defaming Falun Gong came from China
2005-07-08
Violations of basic human rights and the persecution against good people in China violates laws and regulations, which most countries — China included — have ratified to secure the lives of their citizens. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has now extended its tentacles of persecution outside China. The latest example in Finland was the harassing phone calls in the spring, when contact persons for Falun Gong in several areas received disturbing and threatening phone calls repeating the evil propaganda from the CCP. The international community should help the investigations in order to have the culprits behind the act identified. -
U.S. Newspaper La Opinión Interviews European Practitioner
2005-07-06Pia-Maria Sandas, a young Finnish lady based in New York and Madrid, has discovered a system of relaxation that improves physical wellbeing and that has, according to her, changed her life. Sandas is sure that Falun Dafa (also known as Falun Gong) is what made her allergies and other physical and emotional problems that bothered her for years disappear. Falun Gong, or Falun Dafa, is an ancient discipline that originated in China, and that consists of a series of exercises and relaxations of the body through meditation. According to its adherents, this system that is practised by over 100 million people in the world and is recommended for all ages and cultures. -
Swedish Newspaper Östran: Pressing Charges Against the Head of State
2005-07-05Kalmar citizen Ulrik Dahlgren is pressing charges against China’s former head of state, Jiang Zemin, for crimes against the UN convention on torture. Three years ago Ulrik was imprisoned in conjunction with a demonstration in Tiananmen Square against China’s persecution of Falun Gong. For five days he was incarcerated, five days that left deep scars on Ulrik. Around the world there are now several lawsuits against Jiang Zemin, among others. Ulrik’s lawyer Peter Bergquist believes that putting pressure on China can lead to better human rights in the long run. Millions of people are today incarcerated in labour camps after the persecution against Falun Gong began and many thousands have lost their lives. -
Calling for Public Attention to the Incident of Jiang Renzheng during the Annual Sino-Deutsch Human Rights and Legal Issues Symposium
2005-06-29The annual Sino-Deutsch Human Rights and Legal Issues Symposium started in 1999. This year’s symposium was held at the City Hall and the Chamber of Commerce of Hamburg on June 20th and 21st. For the purposes of protesting against the Chinese Government for the unceasingly brutal persecution of Falun Gong practitioners, and to arouse Germany and other European countries to pay attention to the human rights conditions that show no regard for the law in China, Falun Gong practitioners from northern Germany held a series of activities around this symposium. -
Slovakia: Persecution Against Falun Gong in Media Spotlight
2005-06-24
On 20th June, a press conference was held with Ms. Xiong Wei to inform the public about her two years of suffering in a Chinese forced labour camp. Xiong Wei was imprisoned for handing out leaflets in Beijing exposing the persecution of Falun Gong. The Slovakia press conference was featured on two TV stations and in other media. -
Radio Free Asia: Zhang Cuiying Invited to Participate in the Renowned German Hessen State Festival
2005-06-23The German Hessen State Cultural Festival invited well-known Austrian artist Weber and the renowned Chinese artist Ms Zhang Cuiying, who lives in Australia, to hold a large-scale painting exhibition entitled “The European classical landscape painting vs. the Chinese traditional painting”. Zhang Cuiying is well known as a Falun Gong practitioner who was imprisoned for her beliefs whilst in China. She faced abuse and maltreatment in prison before being able to escape to Australia. Since then she has travelled the world with her painings, letting people know about the persecution she suffered and also letting them enjoy her traditional Chinese paintings. -
Ukrainian Newspaper "Texnopolis" Reported on Activities during the Kiev Falun Gong Conference
2005-06-21
A local newspaper called Texnopolis published a feature article related to the events taking place during the conference, including a parade, Falun Gong exercise demonstrations, a concert and a candlelight vigil outside the Chinese Embassy. The report mentioned that the persecution of Falun Gong in China has already led to more than 2000 deaths. -
Radio Free Asia: Jiang Renzheng's Case is a Hot Topic During the Sino-Deutsch Human Rights Symposium
2005-06-20According to Ms. Weisbec, the Chinese Government employed despicable schemes to cover up the truth. After 8th April, when Jiang was arrested and sentenced, Benxi City National Security Bureau police showed up at the house of Jiang’s parents with a pre-drafted statement for them to sign. The statement included two declarations. First, Jiang’s parents voluntarily handed over to the National Security Bureau Jiang’s private correspondence and photos from abroad. The other declaration was that Jiang’s parents agreed to send Jiang to a forced labour camp for brainwashing and conversion. -
German Falun Gong Information Centre: Sued in Karlsruhe for Genocide yet Courted by German Firms
2005-06-18Wang Yunkun is one of the defendants in a complex lawsuit that charges the defendants with committing genocide, crimes against humanity and torture. The lawsuit was filed November 21st 2003 in the Karlsruhe Federal Court and is still under litigation. Wang Yunkun, as the CCP Secretary, holds direct responsibility for the persecution of Falun Gong in Jilin Province, as the CCP province committees are in charge of the coordination and organization of this persecution. -
Lawsuit Filed against Former Chinese Head of State Jiang Zemin for Wide-Scale Human Rights Crimes Against Falun Gong Practitioners
2005-06-16
Human rights lawyer Peter Bergquist, representing the Swedish Falun Dafa Association, filed a lawsuit on Monday 13th June against the former Chinese head of state Jiang Zemin and leaders of the so called “6-10 Office”, Li Lanqing, Luo Gan, Liu Jing, Ding Guangen and others, charging them with participation in crimes of murder and kidnapping of Falun Gong practitioners. The lawsuit was filed at the Kungsholmsgatan police station in Stockholm. -
Radio France Internationale: Guo Guoting, a Renowned Chinese Lawyer, Published his Resignation from the Chinese Communist Party
2005-06-16According to Radio France Internationale, The Epoch Times reported the announcement by Guo Guoting, a renowned Chinese lawyer, of his resignation from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The Epoch Times website reported that Guo Guoting had initially been under house arrest in China due to defending Falun Gong practitioners. He arrived in Canada at the end of May this year. Guo announced on the website his renouncement of the CCP and other CCP subsidiary organisations. -
Radio France Internationale: Update on Chen Yonglin’s Case
2005-06-15'Yesterday, Chen Yonglin made a direct application to Mr. Downer, the Australian Minister of Foreign Affairs. After accepting the application, Mr. Downer said Australia does not usually provide this kind of refuge. When Chen Yonglin’s case roused a big argument in Australia’s political realm, another Chinese security official who fled to Australia earlier, told the Australian Broadcasting Company that what Chen Yonglin said is completely true. Chen Yonglin claimed that there are thousands of spies from China active in Australia.' -
Agence France Presse: Swedish Falun Gong To Press Charges Against China's Jiang Zemin
2005-06-14Swedish members of the banned Chinese spiritual movement Falun Gong said Friday they plan to press criminal charges against China's former president Jiang Zemin and other senior officials for murder, torture and kidnapping. "The persecution of Falun Gong is extensive and has been going on for several years. It is directly inspired by the Communist Party and is led by a special body that was created by Jiang Zemin," the group's Swedish lawyer, Peter Bergquist, said in a statement from Falun Gong. -
Radio France Internationale: Chen Yonglin's Defection to Australia is due to his Opposition to China’s Persecution of Falun Gong
2005-06-14Radio France Internationale reported that Mr. Qin Jing, Chairman of the Alliance for Chinese Democracy in Australia, was interviewed by a reporter about the political asylum application made to the Australian Government by Chen Yonglin, First Secretary of the Chinese Consulate-General in Sydney. When interviewed, Mr. Qin Jing said that there were two reasons for Chen Yonglin’s defection. The first one was that he was against China’s high-pressure policy towards dissidents, which was a political matter. The other was that he was against China’s brutal persecution of the Falun Gong group, which has been consistently extended to foreign countries. -
Radio Station in Czech Republic Broadcasts 60-Minute Falun Gong Programme
2005-06-07The radio listeners learned about the brutal persecution against Falun Gong practitioners in China. They also learned that Falun Gong is based on the principles of truthfulness, compassion and tolerance. In answer to a question about whether Falun Gong can help people, the practitioner revealed that when the practice was spread in a Taiwanese jail, some of the inmates improved their moral character to such an extent that their sentences were shortened.
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